Prehensile
adjectiveprɪ'hɛnsɪl
Adjective
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
“prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees”
having a keen intellect
“poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men”
Other
adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
“a monkey's prehensile tail”
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Similar Words
- Avaricious
- Covetous
- Grabby
- Grasping
- Greedy
- Acquisitive
- Intelligent